Waikato’s Premier Choir

Nau mai haere mai & welcome to the Hamilton Civic Choir, based in the Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand. Our vision is to be an enduring and well-recognised choral organisation which provides high quality programmes that engage members, audiences, and music communities.

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Hamilton Civic Choir has performed choral music at the highest standards since its inception in 1946. The Choir’s passion for sharing the thrill of live choral music has remained steadfast throughout its long, proud history. And indeed, this Choir enjoys a reputation as one of New Zealand’s finest, having travelled to New York in 2018, the World Choir Games in Auckland in 2024, and recently being invited to London in 2027. 

With 2026 marking our 80th Anniversary, we bring you a celebratory concert- Tiakina Te Reo Waiata- Keeping the Song Alive.  Sharing a range of the choir’s favourites.  Repertoire ranging from the 1800s to today, bringing you Brahms, Bruckner, Mendelssohn through Peter Angeła, Ola Gjeilo, Stroope, NZ composers Robert Wiremu and Takerei Komene and more! 

Article about our funding endeavour: Milestone lifts cathedral cause – Business News

hamilton civic choir 2025 concert 2 follow the star saturday 28 june 7pm

hamilton civic choir 2025 concert 1 ceremonial splendour of all famous choruses

Vivaldi – “Gloria
September 2023

Forrest – 1st movement of “Requiem for the Living”
September 2023

J.S. Bach – “St Mathew Passion
March 2021

See above what rehearsals are like, with an example from the 2023 Forrest/Vivaldi concert!